System information

Setting the Dip-switches
The dip-switches on the network card and on the Galaxy main board are
used to: enable the network (switches 1 & 2) and terminate the network bus
(switch 3).
To enable the network, one machine on the network must have dip-switches
1 and 2 turned “ON”. Arachnid has adopted the standard practice of turning
these switches on in the machine with the Modem (Master Machine) to
avoid confusion during troubleshooting. If you are not using a modem in
your network, still set these switches “ON” in the Master Machine as a stan-
dard practice.
Terminating the network (dip-switch 3 turned “ON”) tells the master machine
where the network ends (“There are no other machines beyond this point”).
There are two endpoints to a network, therefore, two machines must have
switch 3 turned “ON”; the first in the series and the last in the series. Any
machine that is not a Master Machine or is not an end machine must have
all dip-switches set to “OFF.” Familiarize yourself with Figures 8.3 through
8.6. These illustrations show correct cabling and dip-switch settings.
When all machines are connected and the dip-switches are properly set the
network bus is complete. The next step is to run “Reconfigure Arachnet”
from the Master Machine, allowing its software to recognize the network
configuration.
Networking
8.7
Figure 8.6
Dip Switch 3 “ON”
Dip Switch 3 “ON”
Dip Switches 1 and 2 “ON”